The Lilydale monument was part of the first phase of a series of park improvements for the City of St. Paul Parks System. The monument consists of 39 pieces, while the walls and walkway surrounding the monument feature 95 pieces – totaling 135 tons of honed and split face Winona Stone.
The largest stone, which is featured at the base of the monument, weighs approximately 15 tons (fabricated from a 20 ton stone piece) and provided Biesanz with unique fabrication and handling challenges. All stone was cut to size and machine split, delivered to the site and custom dry-stacked, and installed by stone and masonry experts with stainless steel straps and adhesives. The stone monument was then hand-pillowed at the site to complete the desired monolithic look.
Location
St. Paul, MN
Architect
LHB, Inc.
